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Uganda votes for a new president under internet blackout and police crackdown

Ugandans voted ⁠in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Kallas visits Berlin for talks with Pistorius on Ukraine, the Arctic and defending Europe

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held talks in Berlin with German defence minister Boris Pistorius as challenges to the future of European and global security continue to mount....

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

1dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Trump's sweeping proposals for credit cards and student debt could be a big deal for other lenders

Proposed policy changes could lead more consumers to turn to private or personal loans. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images New caps on student-loan borrowing could prompt more Americans to turn to private...

3dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

24 and Metal Gear Solid 5 Star Kiefer Sutherland Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting and Threatening a Ride-Share Driver in Hollywood

Kiefer Sutherland was arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a ride-share driver in Hollywood, according to local police. The Los Angeles Police Department said Sutherland "entered a ride...

3dIGNcrimeImpact

UBS conveys upbeat note on Chinese stocks in 2026 as global investors seek diversification

UBS Group conveyed a sanguine outlook on Chinese stocks in 2026, as the world’s second-largest economy proved to be an important alternative for global investors seeking to diversify away from US equi...

4dSouth China Morning Posteconomics

Show HN: Control Claude permissions using cloud-based decision tables

We’ve been building rule engines (quick ways to spin up decision APIs against JSON data) for a while and had the fun idea lately to see what happens when we use our decision table UI with Claude’s Pre...

1dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Germany: Gelsenkirchen bank thieves used 'manipulated' door

Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would li...

3dDeutsche Wellecrime

WATCH: Pokémon store robbed at gunpoint in Manhattan

Three men robbed a Pokémon store in Manhattan on Wednesday, stealing $1,000 in cash from a register, an unknown amount of merchandise and a cell phone, according to the New York Police Department....

1dABC NewscrimeImpact

Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates

A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

New Zealand central bank chief told to ‘stay in her lane’ after backing US Fed’s Powell

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters rebuked the country’s new Reserve Bank governor, Anna Breman, for wading into US domestic politics after she signed a statement with other global ce...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Polish president slams EU as a 'fading star' while warning of Russian imperialism

One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....

23hEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Point72 sells off stakes of fintech startups to Goldman Sachs and others

Steve Cohen is the owner of the New York Mets. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A new continuation vehicle has acquired stakes in Point72's fintech startups, a press release states. The new fund raised $280 mi...

3dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Indonesian comic hit with blasphemy complaints over Netflix jokes

A police complaint against one of Indonesia’s best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the world’s third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22

A train travelling from Thailand’s ‌capital to the country’s ‍northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on ⁠top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuri...

3dSouth China Morning PostaccidentsImpact

The world's central bankers are rallying around Fed chair Jerome Powell in his fight with Trump

Powell typically abstains from directly engaging with Trump's personal attacks. Al Drago/Getty Images The world's most senior bankers have rallied around embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Democratic congressman Ro Khanna wants creators to have their own 'bill of rights'

US House Rep. Ro Khanna. The Washington Post/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plans to introduce a resolution Thursday called the "Creator Bill of Rights." The progressive congressman is...

2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t

Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account's ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported o...

2dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

My favorite dietitian-approved spritz is just 4 ingredients — and it can be made with or without alcohol

Place cinnamon sticks inside the spritz for a festive touch. Rachel Hosie I make a four-ingredient, Aperol-based drink when I host, and it's a true crowd-pleaser. It's a lighter alternative to heavier...

1dBusiness Insiderlifestyle

ACA health insurance enrollment dropped by 1.4 million. See which states had the biggest swings.

Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...

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